as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Recent Examples of dinner
For dinner, head to The Gulch for upscale dining at Etch, serving New American dishes by award-winning chef Deb Paquette.
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The living accommodations include breakfast and weekday dinners for employees, alongside other perks such a bar, café, and sauna.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The black plastic trays that microwaveable dinners come in are among the worst offenders.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Originally scheduled for last October, the annual dinner was postponed after the death of Alliance President Tim Jensen in September.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The living accommodations include breakfast and weekday dinners for employees, alongside other perks such a bar, café, and sauna.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The black plastic trays that microwaveable dinners come in are among the worst offenders.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Originally scheduled for last October, the annual dinner was postponed after the death of Alliance President Tim Jensen in September.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
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Reportedly, this came to a head recently, during the state banquet welcoming the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the First Lady.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Apr. 2026
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The award normally is presented at the end of the postseason basketball banquet.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Algiers archbishop likes to remind audiences that Leo was elected on May 8, the Catholic feast day of the 19 martyrs.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Later in the day, family and friends gathered for an Easter feast and fully broke the fast together over doro wat and other traditional Ethiopian food.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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